SCIE 2500U – Two-Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences

This course will investigate the intersections of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science. We will explore Indigenous ways of knowing with perspectives of land, water, Earth, and space. We will also discuss the impacts of colonialism on science. The course will contain two-eyed seeing lessons and examples for the following core concepts in science:

Life on the land and water: biology, ecology, and health
The Land: climate, geology, geochemistry
Things we can’t see, hear, or touch: energy, molecules, and atoms
Human interactions with Land and Life: Sustainability, Engineering, Technology
The Universe: time and space

Credit hours: 3 credit hours
Lecture hours: 3
Cross-listed: INDG 2500U
Experiential learning: Yes